Chapter 55

Sophia gave a small nod, “Mhm.”

She wasn’t actually cold. The wool hat she was wearing still held onto his warmth.

She had always been a pushover for Brandon, especially when he was being thoughtful and tender like this.

Brandon didn’t pick up on the ripples in her heart. He raised his hand to cover her ears for a moment and looked at her, “You didn’t eat much back at home. How about grabbing a bite outside?”

Sophia hesitated for a second before nodding.

Behind the square was a night market with street food stalls. Even though it was early in her pregnancy, Brandon wasn’t too strict about what Sophia could and couldn’t eat.

It was Sophia who held back a bit, not daring to eat just anything. She only ordered a burger.

Their dining spot was just a makeshift tent and a small table set up by the roadside.

Brandon also got himself a burger and sat opposite Sophia.

This was their first time eating at a street stall like this.

The experience felt novel to Sophia, particularly with Brandon sitting across from her in a suit, which seemed a bit out of place against the backdrop of the humble stall.

Sophia thought Brandon might feel uncomfortable, but then she saw him pick up the disposable utensils and start eating.

She couldn’t help but look at him.

Brandon glanced at her in between bites, “What’s up?”

Sophia shook her head, “Nothing.”

expect you to be into

was this whole street of food stalls behind the campus. I used to go

bit surprised, “I thought you were the fancy type.”

student, I was more easy-going. These past few years running the company, being busy, and having to maintain the company’s image meant I didn’t

her, “What about you? Ever been to

We’d stick to street stalls, cheap and tasty.” Sophia chuckled, “Had a food street behind my college too. I used to go there a lot with

also chuckled, feeling

student couples. Watching them, he’d often think of Sophia, wondering which college she was at, what she was doing, whether she was dating. These thoughts would

college

though Sophia had left without a word after the test, she had been admitted to a prestigious university due to her

university area, and

that small world, they never

been to your school before,”

taken aback, “What?”

tilting his head slightly to look at her, “When I

had been harboring a small hope of bumping into Sophia during those visits, though it had never happened.

smiled, “If I’d known you were coming, I

just smiled back, not

have actually invited him to eat if she had known he was there. Knowing her, she

her words didn’t carry much weight

days, it was Brandon who looked after her. She had always carefully hidden her crush on him, always feeling a mix of respect, fear, and dependence around him, never daring to make a move even

it. Instead, he suggested, “Let’s eat first.”!

ease, perhaps because of their heart-to-heart, or maybe because Brandon was showing a side of him that wasn’t so distant, or it could have been that the burger and condiments were just really good. Her appetite,

finished the burger

watched her quietly, not really hungry himself. He had come out with her just because he couldn’t rest

almost unimaginable in his

having late-night snacks, they all seemed like a huge waste of

heart’s content, Brandon felt an unexpected sense of satisfaction.

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